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I will stir up the Egyptians against the Egyptians: and they shall fight everyone against his brother, and everyone against his neighbor; city against city, [and] kingdom against kingdom.
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God's Sovereignty in Chaos
The verse begins with God's declaration, "I will stir up," indicating His sovereign hand in the events. Commentators explain that God can use internal conflict and political chaos to accomplish His purposes. This doesn't mean God authors sin, but as Albert Barnes notes, He "permits and overrules" human actions, demonstrating that He is in control even of seemingly man-made disasters.
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Isaiah
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18th Century
Presbyterian
And I will set - (סכסכתי sı̂ksaketı̂y). This word (from סכך sākak) properly means “to cover,” to spread …
19th Century
Anglican
I will set the Egyptians against the Egyptians ... —The discord predicted was probably the natural consequence of the ove…
16th Century
Protestant
l. The burden of Egypt. The Prophet here prophesies against Egypt, because it was a kind of refuge for the Jews whenever t…
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17th Century
Reformed Baptist
And I will set the Egyptians against the Egyptians Or mingle and confound them together; in which confusion they should fall …
God will come into Egypt with his judgments. He will raise up the causes of their destruction from among themselves.
When ungodly people esc…
13th Century
Catholic
The burden of Egypt. In this part, the author threatens the destruction of the Egyptians, describing its manner and order…
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